title: Improved method for measuring tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase activity in serum.
abstract: We describe an improved method for the kinetic measurement of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TrACP; EC 3.1.3.2) activity in serum. Of the TrACP derived from erythrocytes, platelets, and macrophages (osteoclasts and others), that from the first two sources is also resistant to fluoride, whereas skeletal TrACP is sensitive to fluoride. Thus, osteoclast-derived TrACP can be measured specifically by exploiting its sensitivity to fluoride. We measured the activity of tartrate-resistant and fluoride-sensitive acid phosphatase (TrFsACP) by using 2,6-dichloro-4-acetylphenyl phosphate as substrate at pH 6.2. The activity of TrFsACP in serum was increased by adding hexadimethrine bromide (Polybrene) to the reaction mixture. This method was not influenced by hemolysis with hemoglobin concentrations as great as 0.9 g/L. The mean +/- SD values of TrFsACP activity by this method were 20.4 +/- 2.8 and 16.4 +/- 2.3 U/L for young (ages 20-29 years) men (n = 34) and women (n = 50), respectively. The highest mean TrFsACP activity was found among children younger than 15 years, followed by that in elderly subjects (older than 60).
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maruo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000201:enzymology; D002417:Cattle; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D006461:Hemolysis; D006493:Heparin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006494:Heparin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D006583:Hexadimethrine Bromide / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000097:blood*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D010755:Organophosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000201:enzymology; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000494:pharmacology; D000071681:Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase; D013644:Tartrates / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: C092308:2,6-dichloro-4-acetylphenyl phosphate; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D006494:Heparin Antagonists; D007527:Isoenzymes; D010755:Organophosphates; D013644:Tartrates; D006583:Hexadimethrine Bromide; D012969:Sodium Fluoride; D006493:Heparin; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D000071681:Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase; C029768:tartaric acid